VERBONKSPlay freePut past tense and past participleput · put · put
The past participle (the 3rd form) of put is put and the past simple is put. The three forms are put, put, put. Not "putted"! put is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Put in a sentence
I put my homework in the fridge. Oops.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I put · she puts |
| Present continuous | I am putting · they are putting |
| Past simple | I put · she put · they put |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't put · she didn't put |
| Past simple, question | Did you put? · Did she put? |
| Present perfect | I have put · she has put |
| Past perfect | I had put |
| Future | I will put |
Common mistakes with put
✗ I putted✓ I put
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
❓ Test yourself: 10-question quiz😴 put runs with The Lazy Gang
cut · cut · cut
Nobody has ever seen the Lazy Gang change clothes. Yesterday, today, last year: same outfit, same face. cut, cut, cut. put, put, put. Officer Bonk once stared at hit for an hour waiting for it to turn into "hitted". It never did. Detectives call it laziness. The gang calls it efficiency.
🔎 How to spot one: A short verb ending in -t that never changes: base, past and participle are identical.
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| cut | cut | cut |
| put | put | put |
| hit | hit | hit |
| let | let | let |
| set | set | set |
| shut | shut | shut |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
Questions about put
What is the past tense of put?
The past simple of "put" is "put". Example: I put my homework in the fridge. Oops.
What is the past participle of put?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "put" is "put", as in "I have put".
What are the 3 forms of put?
V1 put, V2 put, V3 put.
Is put a regular or an irregular verb?
"put" is an irregular verb: the past is not "putted" but "put".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de put?
"put" significa "poner". Pasado: put. Participio: put.